Romantic relationship satisfaction in emerging adulthood : tje role of self concept clarity and personal agency

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2012

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Çürükvelioğlu, Eda

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The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of gender, age, duration of relationship, self concept clarity and personal agency in predicting romantic relationship satisfaction of emerging adults. Participants were consisted of 344 (70.3% female, 29.7% male) volunteered undergraduate students from one of the state universities in Central Anatolia. Age of the participants ranged from 18 to 25 with the mean of 20. 85 (SD = 1.65). The data was gathered using four instruments namely, Relationship Assessment Scale (RAS), Self Concept Clarity Scale (SCCS), Multi-Measure Agentic Personality Scale- Short Form (MAPSSF), and personal information form. In order to analyze the data, hierarchical regression analysis was conducted. Results revealed that gender, age and duration of relationship were not significant predictors of romantic relationship satisfaction; whereas self concept clarity and purpose in life dimension of personal agency were significant predictors which explained the 12% of the total variance in romantic relationship satisfaction scores of emerging adults. Results of the study are discussed in the light of the relevant literature. Finally implications of the study and recommendations for further research are presented.

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Emotions., Emotional maturity., Romanticism., Intimacy (Psychology)., Mate selection., Dating (Social customs)., Man-woman relationships.

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http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12614822/index.pdf
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/22020

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Graduate School of Social Sciences, Thesis